talk的基本意思是“说话、谈话、谈论”，指通过说话交换意见、思想、消息等。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语，也可接以形容词或介词短语充当补足语的复合宾语。talk还可用作系动词，接big、sensible、silly、wild、funny等形容词作表语。
1.说话；讲话；谈话
如：We talked on the phone for over an hour.
我们在电话里谈了一个多小时。
2.讨论，谈论，商谈，洽谈（通常指重大的事）
如：The two sides in the dispute say they are ready to talk.
争执双方说他们愿意商谈。
3.（专题）报告，演讲
如：She gave a talk on her visit to China.
她作了一次访华报告。
4.说，讲（有理、无理的话）
如：See if you can talk some sense into him.
看你能否给他讲通道理。
5.（用以强调款额、情况严重程度等）讲的是，指的是
如：We're talking £500 for three hours' work.
咱们讲的可是工作三个小时酬金500英镑。
6.说闲话；讲人坏话；嚼舌头
如：Don't phone me at work， people will talk.
别在上班时给我打电话，人家会说闲话的。
7.供出消息；供认；招认
如：The police questioned him but he refused to talk.
警察审问他，但他拒不招供。
8.传言；谣言；流言飞语；揣测
如：There was talk in Washington of sending in troops.
华盛顿有派兵的谣传。
